APSU's Uffelman family attends President's Inauguration

Feb. 1, 2013

Written by

Charles Booth
Reader Submitted

They bundled up in winter hats, heavy coats, gloves and scarves. Dr. Minoa Uffelman, Austin Peay State University associate professor of history, bought $40 worth of Hot Hands hand warmers because she knew how cold it gets in Washington, D.C., in January. Four years earlier, she tried to attend President Barack Obamas first inauguration, but was among some 4,000-ticket holders unable to cross security barriers and reach the formal event.

It was so disappointing, Uffelman said. We could hear him talking, but we couldnt hear the words.